Maximizing Student Clinical Communication Skills in Dental Education—A Narrative Review

IF 0.5 Q4 DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE
Rod Moore
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Abstract

Dental student training in clinical communication skills and behavioral aspects of treatment are lauded as clinically meaningful in the dental education literature. However, many dental school curricula still only provide didactic, one-time coursework with multiple choice examination assessment and little or no student skill-activating activities. This article aims to review literature relevant to optimizing clinical communication and behavioral skills in dental education. The review summarizes findings of several relevant reviews and usable models to focus on four themes: (1) special characteristics of dentistry relevant to communication skill needs, (2) essential components of dental student learning of communications skills, (3) clinical consultation guides or styles and (4) optimal curricular structure for communication learning effectiveness. Contexts of communications in the dental chair differ from medical and other allied health professions, given the current mostly dentist-dominant and patient-passive relationships. Patient-centered communication should be trained. Dental students need more practical learning in active listening and patient-centered skills including using role-play, videotaping and ultimately, real patient training. Medical consultation guides are often unwieldy and impractical in many dental contexts, so a shortened guide is proposed. Communication skills need to be learned and taught with the same rigor as other core dental skills over the entire course of the dental curriculum.
在牙科教育中最大限度地提高学生的临床沟通技巧-叙述综述
牙科学生在临床沟通技巧和治疗行为方面的训练在牙科教育文献中被称赞为具有临床意义。然而,许多牙科学校的课程仍然只提供说教式的、一次性的课程,有多项选择考试评估,很少或根本没有学生技能激活活动。本文旨在回顾有关优化牙科教育中的临床沟通和行为技能的文献。本综述总结了几篇相关综述和可用模型的发现,重点关注四个主题:(1)与沟通技能需求相关的牙科特点;(2)牙科学生学习沟通技能的基本组成部分;(3)临床咨询指南或风格;(4)沟通学习效果的最佳课程结构。鉴于目前主要是牙医主导和患者被动的关系,牙科主席的交流背景不同于医疗和其他联合卫生专业。应训练以病人为中心的沟通。牙科专业的学生需要在积极倾听和以病人为中心的技能方面进行更多的实践学习,包括使用角色扮演、录像和最终的真正的病人培训。医疗咨询指南往往是笨拙和不切实际的,在许多牙科的情况下,因此缩短指南是建议。在整个牙科课程中,沟通技巧需要像其他核心牙科技能一样严格地学习和教授。
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Open Dentistry Journal
Open Dentistry Journal DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE-
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